The Taman Mount Austin Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association has come under heavy fire from netizens after one of its members allegedly put a kitten in the same container as an adult python, in a video that went viral on social media.

The team lodged a police report denying the incident and claiming the kitten was safe, but has so far provided no proof.

In a Facebook statement, the team insisted the snake was already dead before the kitten was placed in the container.

“The allegation that our team ‘fed a cat to a snake’ is inconsistent with what happened.